President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara “Inday” Duterte-Carpio, will not seek the highest public office in the country. The President made the remarks as he reiterated that he would not allow his daughter to … Continue reading RODY: Inday Sara will not seek presidency
President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Friday allayed concerns over his health condition, saying that the public need not worry as he could still perform his duties as the country’s highest elected official. While he acknowledged that he has various health … Continue reading DUTERTE: I can still do my job despite health woes
No sympathy for mass murderers Government lawyers have formally asked the court trying the Maguindanao massacre case to order principal accused Zaldy Ampatuan’s return to jail from the Makati hospital where he is presently seeking treatment. THE MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE In … Continue reading Prosecutors want Ampatuan back in jail
Had direct control and supervision over the operation…until he was administratively relieved Retired Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Oscar Albayalde was aware of the details of the November 2013 controversial anti-drug raid by his men who were tagged as ‘ninja … Continue reading CIDG: ALBAYALDE KNEW EVERYTHING ABOUT ‘NINJA COPS’ DRUG RAID
By ROGER M. BALANZA The House of Representatives on Friday night, September 20, approved the proposed PHP4.1 trillion national budget for 2020 three days after President Rodrigo R. Duterte certified House Bill No. 4228 or the General Appropriation Bill (GAB) … Continue reading HOUSE APPROVES P4.1 TRILLION 2020 ANNUAL BUDGET
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday said it has asked the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to issue a ‘red notice’ to expedite the arrest of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) leader Jose Maria “Joma” Sison for his … Continue reading PNP ASKS INTERPOL: ARREST JOMA
A woman suspected of being a suicide bomber was killed in an explosion near a military camp in Sulu in the southern Philippines on Sunday, Sept. 7. The Sulu archipelago is a stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf, one of terrorist groups operating in southern … Continue reading WOMAN SUICIDE BOMBER BLOWS SELF IN ABORTED TERRORIST ATTACK
A Manila court has ordered the arrest of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder, Jose Maria “Joma” Sison, and 37 other individuals for their alleged involvement in the so-called Inopacan Massacre in Leyte on September 2, 1985. The Armed … Continue reading COURT ORDERS ARREST OF JOMA SISON, 37 OTHERS
About 6,000 residents of the city and nearby communities partook in the eat-all-you-can pork lechon (roasted pig) inside the Rizal Park in Digos City in Davao del Sur on Sunday. Mayor Josef Fortich Cagas said the first-ever free lechon to … Continue reading 6,000 gobble up 800 roasted pigs in Davao eat-all-you-can lechon feast
To resolve confusion over Good Conduct Time Allowance BY ROGER M. BALANZA Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has filed a bill amending the Revised Penal Code (RPC) to include a summary of heinous crimes that would be excluded from coverage of … Continue reading GO BILL TO HAVE LIST OF HEINOUS CRIMES EXCLUDED IN GCTA
After the onslaught of massive flooding last week, Davao City Vice Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte lauded Dabawenyos for proving that the spirit of “bayanihan” is still alive especially in times of disaster. In a statement on Monday, the young Duterte, … Continue reading Baste lauds Dabawenyos’ ‘bayanihan’ spirit
